Luscious Longroof: 2018 Volvo V90 Wagon Looks Hot in R-Design Form

It’s time to indulge in some shameless fawning over station wagons—as is our nature. The 2018 Volvo V90 is on display at the 2017 Detroit auto show, and the R-Design version finished in an eye-catching blue called Bursting Blue Metallic is one of the most fetching wagons in recent memory. Best of all, it’ll soon be available in the United States. So we took a bunch of photos of it.

To our eye, the V90 is already the most appealing member of Volvo’s very attractive 90-series lineup, which also includes the S90 sedan, the XC90 SUV, and the V90 Cross Country (essentially a raised V90 with some extra body cladding). The R-Design package takes things to another level with its sharp five-spoke wheels, tasteful body kit, and slightly different front grille. Its gorgeous interior gains plenty of silver trim, an R-Design steering wheel, and sport seats.

R-Design models also have a slightly lower ride height and stiffer suspension tuning to go along with the sportier look. The one on display was a T6 AWD model, meaning it’s powered by a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder making 316 horsepower. Volvo hasn’t yet said whether it’ll offer the R-Design package on the front-wheel-drive T5 model, which makes 250 horsepower from a turbo-only version of the same engine.

Perhaps the best thing about the Volvo V90 is that it isn’t forbidden fruit for Americans. It’ll soon be offered for sale here, in either this R-Design getup or as the more luxury-oriented Inscription. Yes, Volvo is requiring that U.S. buyers special order their V90 rather than buying one off the lot, but that doesn’t seem like too much of a hurdle for true wagon aficionados.